The 6-kilometer (km) long canal system irrigates 210 hectares of land. So far, at least 3 km of the canal surface has been cemented and improved with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation... Show More + and Livestock’s On-Farm Water Management Project (OFWMP). With $25 million grant support from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), OFWMP aims to support on-farm water management investments in five regions (Central, Eastern, Southwest, Northeast, Northern), covering a total of 10,000 hectares. The project improves agricultural productivity in project areas by enhancing the efficiency of water use.According to Hamid Qurbani, OFWMP monitoring and evaluation specialist for the western region of Herat Province, canal systems waste 35 percent to 40 percent of water when not cemented. In addition, the cleaning and maintenance of the canal was undertaken by around 1,500 persons employed by farm owners when the canal was not cemented, whereas, now the same job is done by 5 to 10 pe Show Less -

In addition to the central role of water in Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector, water availability also has direct social and economic implications for other sectors such as health and energy. Energy production,... Show More + which underpins most other production sectors, relies largely on the flow of the Zambezi River either for hydropower generation or for the cooling of thermal power stations. Industrial output from many agricultural processing industries also relies on power availability and on water for processing. Zimbabwe’s mining sector ultimately relies on water for both processing and electricity production, as well.Zimbabwe’s national strategy will mainstream an integrated response to climate change across all key economic sectors in order to minimize detrimental impacts and seize economic and social opportunities.Building resilience to climate related hazardsThe World Bank Group paper highlights how human-induced climate change is likely to intensify natural climate variability in Zimbabwe. Show Less -

Local communities in Peru are helping make decisions that impact the country's forests—including the Amazon, which covers over half of the country, but is being cleared for subsistence farming... Show More + and industrial agriculture, as well as due to illegal logging. With support from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and the Forest Investment Program (FIP), Peru's Ministry of Environment, along with agencies such as the Ministry of Agriculture, is preparing a program to keep the natural forest standing and to reduce carbon emissions. Local communities are also being engaged in Peru’s REDD+ readiness programs. To date, over one thousand people have been reached through workshops, roundtables, and direct coordination on REDD+.Going even further than meaningful participation is the joint preparation of the Saweto Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Peru. The Bank is supporting Indigenous leaders to design the Saweto DGM that will be go Show Less -

According to Juergen Voegele, Senior Director, Agriculture Global Practice, “We’re tackling the food insecurity challenge by implementing integrated solutions that cut across sectors. It’s not just a matter... Show More + of sustainable resource management, more efficient storage or even producing more food. It encompasses all of the above—and more.”The Bank is helping countries sustainably manage landscapes such as farms, forests, watersheds and coastal fisheries so that they are more productive. Community management of fisheries has helped restore fish stocks in Senegal, where according to Issa Sagne, President of the Local Committee of Fishers of Ngaparou, “Now, the fish are really abundant.” Climate-Smart Agriculture, which aims to produce more food on less land, improve climate resilience and reduce negative environmental impact, has tripled maize yields in Zambia and improved the incomes of farmers in Costa Rica. The Bank is also empowering the Show Less -

世行全球农业实践局高级局长伏格乐表示，“我们正在实施跨领域的综合性解决方案，以此应对粮食不安全挑战。应对这一挑战不仅仅涉及到资源可持续管理、更高效粮食储运或增加粮食生产，还涉及到其它更多因素。”目前，世行正在帮助有关国家对农田、流域 和沿海渔业进行可持续管理，以提高其生产能力。塞内加尔社区对渔业的管理已帮助恢复了该国鱼类种群。恩加帕罗（Ngaparou）市当地渔民委员会主席Issa Sagne介绍... Show More +，“现在，塞内加尔鱼类资源相当丰富。” 发展气候智慧型农业的宗旨在于：用更少土地生产更多粮食；增强农业韧性；减少对环境的负面影响。得益于气候智慧型农业，赞比亚玉米产量提高了两倍，哥斯达黎加农民收入也有所增加。世行也在通过其它措施赋权予生产全世界大部分粮食的农民，包括提供农作物保险、扩大金融服务覆盖面、增加妇女获得资源的渠道等措施。但是，粮食安全问题不仅仅是涉及提高生产能力。高达三分之一粮食主要在生产和储运过程中遭浪费。为减少粮食浪费，世行正在帮助有关国家实施现代粮食仓储和流通制度，完善农产品供应链。此外，世行也在帮助开发可提升农业市场透明度 的工具并监测全球对粮食危机的脆弱性，以此应对粮食危机和粮价波动问题——高粮价使得世界最贫困人口买不起粮食。此外，世行借助其在农业、可持续管理、物流、灌溉、研究和分析方面的专业力量实施综合性解决方案，全方位应对粮食不安全问题。养活世界人口是一项艰巨且复杂的任务，因此世行比以往任何时候都更加重视把营养食物送到世界最贫困人群的餐盘中 。 Show Less -

US$$500 million in additional financing to improve local government accountability in infrastructure project implementationWASHINGTON, September 30, 2014 – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors... Show More + approved US$500 million in additional financing for Indonesia’s Local Government and Decentralization Project, which aims to improve local governments’ accountability in implementing infrastructure projects.“Government accountability has a direct impact on the quality of services that communities receive: the more accountable, the better the services. This project aims to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local government spending on vital infrastructure projects, such as roads, irrigation networks, clean water services and sanitation,” said World Bank Country Director for Indonesia, Rodrigo ChavesWhen Indonesia began decentralization a decade ago, responsibility of delivering services shifted from the central to the local government. Some districts and cities have flour Show Less -

‘On-going, two-way conversation’ This was the first time the World Bank hosted the IWREC annual meeting, and it may have been the largest meeting of water economists to-date. Addressing the... Show More + participants, Ahmad suggested that in the World Bank’s new structure, where knowledge and implementation are housed together, there will be more opportunity to intensify the exchange between the world of knowledge and the world of implementation.“We need to improve the conversation between researchers and academics and the World Bank, and it should be an ongoing, two-way conversation where the richness of the research can inform our day-to-day operational work, and the questions that we are asked by our clients are taken up by academia,” Ahmad said. Show Less -

The Mekong Delta is the food bowl of Vietnam, producing 50 percent of the country’s rice and 70 percent of its aquaculture produce. Almost 20 percent of the country’s poorest people live in the delta,... Show More + home to about 18 million people who are feeling the impact of climate change. The population is growing and the land sinking while the sea level rises. This is leading to more frequent flooding.Upstream hydropower and irrigation are affecting water flows, natural sedimentation patterns, and fish migration. The change in fresh water flows affects the delta’s ability to flush the ever intruding saline. The delta’s balance is tipping.These mounting pressures are unlikely be reversed any time soon. Studies indicate climate change is set to exacerbate these land and water use challenges. Sea water levels are set to rise, storms to become more severe, and farmers’ rice yields are expected to decline up to 12 percent due to salinity intrusion. Aquaculture production will also be affe Show Less -

More than $62 million planned for jobs, roads and bridgesTANAUAN (LEYTE), JULY 14, 2014 – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today reaffirmed the institution’s support for the Philippines’ reconstruction... Show More + efforts during his visit to communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in Leyte, announcing that the organization was preparing more funding soon. Kim announced that the World Bank Group next month will submit the Philippine Rural Development Project to its Board of Executive Directors. The proposed project includes more than $62 million targeted to boost the incomes of farmers and fishermen and repair 230 kilometers of farm-to-market roads in Central Philippines that was badly hit by the super typhoon. “I am here to reaffirm the World Bank Group’s support for the courageous Filipinos who are rebuilding from the ruins of Typhoon Haiyan," said Kim. “While much more can be done and needs to be done, I am encouraged to see the government, civil society, private s Show Less -

Mehrabuddin, 65, who farms two hectares at the tail end of the canal system, agrees.“The water has sped up six times as fast. Now I wait just one hour and all is well. Before I was losing a lot of crops,”... Show More + he remarks.“Life is much easier for everybody,” observes Mohammad, who supports nine children. “Now the water is coming fast and clean, and our land is very productive.”Mohammad says it used to take two hours to fully irrigate his fields of wheat, onions, carrots and other vegetables, but now, the watering is done in 20 minutes. A field that yielded 600 kg of crop now produces about 1,200 kg.This change is also due to laser land leveling, which uses a mounted sensor on a tractor to compare terrain elevations so land can be leveled for proper irrigation and drainage. The end result saves water and time, while doubling productivity.Farmers have been astonished by this technology, says Safi. “I am getting ten applications daily now. I think they want the entire region leveled,” he Show Less -

IDA Credit: US $495.3 million equivalentTerms: Maturity = 25 years, Grace = 5 yearsProject ID: P123112Project Description: The objective of the project is to improve access to irrigation and... Show More + drainage services and to strengthen institutional arrangements for integrated water resources management and agriculture service delivery in selected large-scale public schemes in Northern Nigeria. Show Less -

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2014— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$495.3 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit to improve farmers’ access to irrigation and... Show More + drainage services, strengthen institutional arrangements for integrated water resources management and improve delivery of agricultural services in selected, large-scale public schemes in northern Nigeria.The Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) project will improve existing irrigation on 27,000 hectares, irrigate an additional 23,000 hectares, and benefit more than 140,000 farmers while mobilizing private sector investment. It marks a transformational effort to improve large-scale public irrigation for expanding food production and catalyzing economic growth in rural areas necessary to end poverty and boost prosperity, as well as enhance resilience of agriculture production systems.“Unlocking Africa’s development potential requires interventions in key sectors such Show Less -